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Michael Schumacher vs Juan Montoya
Michael Schumacher and Juan Pablo Montoya are widely acclaimed in the world of open-wheel racing, particularly Formula One.
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California Here We Come!
The Championship Auto Racing Teams head for the track at Fontana, California to settle the CART/Fed-Ex Championship for 2000, with Gil de Ferran, Adrian Fernandez, Paul Tracy and Kenny Brack at the top of the points chart.,The Championship Auto Racing Teams head for the track at Fontana, California to settle the CART/Fed-Ex Championship for 2000, with Gil de Ferran, Adrian Fernandez, Paul Tracy and Kenny Brack at the top of the points chart.
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Could CART Become Too Popular?
The CART season is over -- and it was one of the best in recent memory -- but NASCAR devotees and those who pass judgement only at the bottom line still don't give the USA's premier open wheel series proper respect.
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Debacle Down Under
A fan goes looking for information on the CART race Down Under in Limboland, lamenting the decision of the powers-that-be choosing not to tape-delay the next-to-last race of the season. Worse, the race begins with a lap one debacle which scrambles the championship points chase and makes the season finale at Fontana critical.,A fan goes looking for information on the CART race Down Under in Limboland, lamenting the decision of the powers-that-be choosing not to tape-delay the next-to-last race of the season. Worse, the race begins with a lap one debacle which scrambles the championship points chase and makes the season finale at Fontana critical.
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Farm Team?
Mutterings in the press and paddock accuse Chip Ganassi, a guy with four consecutive CART championships in his pocket, of running a farm team for F-1. Looking at his selection of drivers for the 2001 season, you have to wonder a bit.
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Goodbye Oldsmobile, Thanks for the Rocket 88 Ride
It's a quiet week in the racing off-season and so word that General Motors will pull the plug on the venerable Oldsmobile name spurs talk among auto enthusiasts around the world. What effect the decision will have on the Indy Racing League, for which Olds provides engines under the Aurora badge, is not yet known.
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Presidents: USA 0, CART 1
CART winding up its tour and heading into the off-season doesn't stop rumors, news and views from racing around the Internet. Fans were delighted last week to learn of the return of Alex Zanardi, a former champion with a win-to-start ratio of 1 to 3.4 ... but veteran media watchers were at odds over the appointment of Joseph Heitzler as the new president of the racing series.
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Taking a Spin Through Rumor Town
Everyone comes equipped with a nose ... and with an opinion. It's off-season for the Cart/FedEx Series. What do we have better to do than take a spin around the Internet?
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The Blue Light Special
Thinking about internationalism in auto racing, a fan wonders how a Lincoln Navigator-driving Brazilian who likes his fish hot from a George Foreman grille ends up driving an English chassis powered by a Japanese motor owned by a famous American film star and sponsored by a discount store chain.
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Who Is This Guy Anyway?
A brief look at Gil de Ferran, winner of the 2000 CART Series Championship, taking the prize in his first year with Team Penske.
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"My Kind of Town," da Matta sings.
Cristiano da Matta takes the checkered flag at the CART FedEx Series champ car race at Chicago for his first victory -- and the first victory for PPI Motorsports. Michaeal Andretti again runs second and maintains his point lead, but only 11 of the 24 starters finish the race.
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Doesn't Anybody Want This Trophy?
A rain delay pushed the completion of the California 500 - and the crowning of the CART 2000 Season Champion - back one day, but the delay didn't deter Gil de Ferran from outlasting the other contenders to earn the Vanderbilt Cup and his first title.
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Indy 2000 !
Juan Montoya dominated the 84th running of the Indianapolis 500. There were some interesting twists and disappointment along the way for other drivers.
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IRL Prepares for Texas
The Indy Northern Lights Racing Series took the week off to prepare for the Casino Magic 500 on June 10, at Texas Motor Speedway.
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It Never Snows in Long Beach, California
The Bosch Spark Plug Gran Prix at Nazareth, Pennsylvania is snowed out, and so the CART series moves on to Long Beach, California for the season's first race on a street course.
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Japanese Anti-Climax
The CART series visits Japan while NASCAR racing suffers a devastating loss to its first family.
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Slouching Toward Nazareth
A short discussion of the history and characteristics of the Nazareth Speedway in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, with speculation about the prospects of Target-Chip Ganassi Racing and Team Penske.
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"Send in the Clowns!"
Max Papis works some magical strategy to come away with a win at Laguna Seca, but everyone's talking about Paul Tracy talking himself into a major fine or Honda leaving CART in a huff over engine changes.
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CART Commitment
Team Target-Chip Ganassi smiled at the reception they received at the Indy 500, and the remaining CART teams were pleased -- and proud of the Ganassi victory. Now there's talk more participants in the senior series will sign up for the Indy 500 in 2001.
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Back Home Again in Indiana
CART sends Team Target-Chip Ganassi to the Indy 500 to reclaim the Borg-Warner Trophy, and, just as planned, CART's quick Colombian Juan Montoya reclaims it for the premier open wheel series.
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"Give Me Two of What Roger Ordered."
A review of The CART - FedEx Racing Series visit to the Mid-Ohio Sportscar Course, where Team Penske ran away with the race while a fog of rumors swirled around other teams and drivers.
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.04 Seconds in Michigan
A viewer's report on the CART Fed-Ex Series race for the Michigan 500, with Juan Montoya taking a tip-of-the-nose victory from Michael Andretti. Plus, news, views and opinions from your Suite 101 columnist and from around the 'Net.
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California Testin'
The Championship Auto Racing Teams have a late summer off-week, but several teams take advantage of the down time to test at California's Laguna Seca Raceway where Team Penkse's Helio Castroneves sets the fast time -- a track record, in fact.
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Did Anybody Service My Gearbox?
A fan's review of CART's 2000 visit to Road America at Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin, where Paul Tracy came away with the victory, leaving in his trail half the field sweeping up parts from broken cars.
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Hey, Jimmy! Whatcha Doin'?
In search of Jimmy Vasser and his foray into NASCAR testing, rambling about the Internet, checking racing sites and uncovering rumors and news of interest to fans of CART racing and auto racing in general.
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Indy Opens for Testing
The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened for testing and at the conclusion of the four days, Greg Ray put himself in a position to be the favorite to win the Pole Position for the Indianapolis 500, to be held on May 28th.
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Is Michael Headed to the IRL?
Rumor has it that Michael Andretti may be headed to the Indy Northern Lights Racing Series. If he does, he'll join another legendary Indy name, Al Unser, Jr. as the top draws for the IRL.
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Juan More DNF
The Gran Prix of Detroit is Juan more DNF for series champ Juan Pablo Montoya, the lead driver for Team Target-Chip Ganassi, but the buzz in the pits concerned the ouster of CART's CEO Andrew Craig.
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Landing at Cleveland
A review of the CART/Fed-Ex Racing Series visit to Cleveland for the 9th race of the 2000 Season. Moreno takes the win and pads his championship points lead.
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Lost on ESPN2
The CART Racing Series hits the Gateway City for an oval race, and fans watch reigning champion Juan Montoya pick up the pieces after Little Mikey enjoys another piece of the Andretti Luck.
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Series Swappin'
It's a mid-season off-week for the CART-FedEx Racing Series, but rumors never take a week off. The series also announces its 22 race schedule for 2001.
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Teamwork
An overview of the Championship Auto Racing Team series race at Vancouver, British Columbia, where Paul Tracy and Dario Franchitti finished one-two for Team Kool Green.
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Thanks. I Needed That.
A fan's review of the Championship Auto Racing Team series race at Houston, Texas, complete with thoughts on the 2000 series championship, driver changes, rumors around the circuit and news from the Internet about CART racing.
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Through the Looking Glass
The CART/Fed-Ex Series runs the Milwaukee Mile 24 hours late after a rain delay, but the wait didn't deter Juan Montoya. The Quick Colombian proved his IRL Indy victory could be duplicated on a senior series oval.
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Up In Smoke
A review of CART's visit to Brazil for the Rio 200, the open-wheel racing series' first overseas venue for the 2000 season.
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"Say It Ain't So, Joe!"
Is CART collapsing? A series of bad decisions, late decisions, and protested decisions has left the series with no engine providers for the 2003 season other than a Ford-Cosworth spec offering.
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Field Set for 84th Indy 500
The starting field for the Indianapolis 500 is set, and the cars will not run on the track until Thursday. There are a lot of interesting things that happened during qualifying.
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Are We Really Going Racing Again?
The CART/Fedex Series heads to Texas for a first-time appearance at Bruton Smith's Texas Motorspeedway, a fast 1.5 mile oval. This same weekend Sylvester Stallone's new movie about the adventures of the CART series -- DRIVEN! -- will open.
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Two More for <i>The Captain</i>
The Championship Auto Racing Teams visit Laguna Seca Raceway, and Marlboro Team Penske comes away with another one-two finish, dominating qualifying and the race despite some grumbling from anonymous drivers following Patrick Carpentier's spectacular Friday over-the-wall tumble.
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All I Want for Christmas Is a New Team Engineer
The holidays are over, and the teams again are setting their sights on the CART season opener at Monterey, Mexico. It's more than two months away, but it's not too early for Team Players to add one of racing's best engineers to its staff.
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More on the Engine That Could
We're still nearly two weeks from the next race in the CART/FedEx series, and so we're left to speculate on engines, the IRL and why CART may no longer be the premier auto racing series in the USA.
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Parading Through The Streets of Long Beach
The CART/FedEx Racing Series ends a long lay-off with a parade through the streets of Long Beach. The race draws celebrities, a hundred thousand fans, but the lack of passing zones turned it into a parade.
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The Teams, The People, The Cars
A brief run-down of who's driving what in the upcoming season, including observations about who's gone where to drive what and links to each team's Web site.
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Zanardi Tests, Fans Await New Season
The CART/Fed-Ex racing season doesn't begin until March, but, with former series champion Alex Zanardi testing in Florida, a fan can while away cold winter nights by doing a little 'Net Racing.
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Just Like Dad
A discussion of Michael Andretti's prospects for CART 2000, with a reflection on his father Mario's illustrious career.
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Americans Race Overseas
On the way to Rio, CART floats a balloon about an oval race in Europe next year.
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Indy Still Attracts Attention
CART Team Ganassi attempts to conquer Indy, but IRL veteran Greg Ray will start on the pole for the 84th edition of the fabled race.
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Talkin' Racin'
Notes on two email discussion groups devoted to auto racing, with comments about the CART season to date.
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Tracy's California Dreamin'
A review of CART's 2000 visit to Long Beach, the American 'Monte Carlo' of auto racing.
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A Tale of Two Races
A weekend in the life of an auto racing junky.
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